Obviously, since this is the final book of the trilogy, all of the Star-related conflict and several of the Guardians' personal problems are resolved by the time the novel ends.

You really have to pay attention to the numbers in this novel, particularly when there is a '3' involved.) (Did you catch that?.THREE centuries of immortality. That last part will be particularly difficult for this couple because Doyle is immortal and Riley is human - well, werewolf-human - so he will be forced to watch her her grow old and die, just as he has had to do with other friends and acquaintances during his three centuries of immortality. That means, of course, that when Cupid's arrows strike their hearts, each must find a way to accept the fact that they are, in fact, actually in love for the very first time and that - deep down - they desperately want a lifetime of commitment to the other person. Both have always been loners who prefer to do things their own way. Both are headstrong, intelligent, blunt, no-nonsense world travelers. In fact, Roberts writes one of the best make-up sex scenes I have ever read towards the end of chapter 13.įor me, this is by far the best book of the series, mostly due to the wonderful lead characters: Riley and Doyle. Doyle and Riley don't get in on the sex part until midway through the book, but when they do, they make up for lost time. All the while, they have to fight off the evil Nerezza, her equally evil minion Malmon (who is now a blood-sucking demon), and Nerezza's demonic air force - a horde of horrific bat-monsters with knife-edged wings and long, poisonous fangs and claws.įor most of the book, the plot basically duplicates the first two novels: The Guardians eat (frequently), drink lots of beer and wine (constantly), bicker amiably among themselves (endlessly), praise each other's goodness (unceasingly), and have sex at every opportunity (persistently). They must find the star, find the novel's titular island, and then.one more dangerous adventure that I won't describe here. So, this last task will have not one, but three parts. The stars have been hidden in three different locations, etc., etc. There are three stars and three goddesses (well, three good goddesses).

In fact, midway through the book, the six intrepid warriors discover that the number '3' is the key to everything: They themselves are three couples. You'd think that once they found that star their quest would be complete, but you'd be wrong. In fact, his family's burial plot is next to Bran's gardens.Īs was true in the first two novels, the six Guardians must find and protect one of the three Stars of Fortune, in this case the Star of Ice.

The final novel is set in Ireland, at Bran's huge stone house on a high, steep cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Coincidentally (or by fate's design), the property is also the site of the house in which Doyle grew up.

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